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Until the July 2013 ouster of Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi, tunnels connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt provided a vital lifeline for the small Palestinian territory. (AFP/File)

February 26th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Three Palestinians suffocate and die inside Gaza tunnel

The Civil Defense pointed out that the tunnel was blown up last week by Egyptian authorities, adding that the workers were attempting to renovate the tunnel again.

Egyptian military and police forces have been the target of ongoing attacks, which have increased since Egyptian President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi took power from Muhammad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. (AFP/File)

January 24th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Attack on military vehicle in central Sinai kills five Egyptian soldiers

Egyptian forces then deployed in the area as technical teams started to rebuild the towers, which feed a power line that supplies electricity to Jordan. (AFP/File)

January 22nd, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Daesh militants destroy transmission towers in Sinai, Egypt

A convoy of Egyptian armoured vehicles heads along a road in El-Arish. (AFP/File)

October 30th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Two Egyptian soldiers killed in northern Sinai by Daesh affiliated extremist group

Palestinian children wait as they wait to cross with their families into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on October 16, 2016 in the southern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Said Khatib)

October 19th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza for second time this week

783 Gazans were able to leave the coastal enclave via the Rafah border since it opened Saturday morning. (AFP/File)

October 17th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, letting hundreds of Gazans out

An Egyptian policeman inspects the wreckage after a car bomb blast kills three policemen in al-Tur, in the Sinai peninsula, on October 7, 2013. (AFP Photo/Mohamed el-Shahed)

October 2nd, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Five Egyptian soldiers killed in northern Sinai

Last year the Rafah crossing was closed for 344 days, but in 2016 it has been open more regularly, though still severely restricted. (AFP/File)

September 23rd, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza for last day for returning Hajj pilgrims

Egyptian army special forces man a temporary checkpoint outside Sharm el-Sheikh airport. (AFP/File)

August 23rd, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Egyptian officer killed by a sniper shot in North Sinai

Egyptian security forces are seen in the Sinai peninsula, where they have been battling an insurgency led by a Daesh-affiliated group. (AFP/File)

June 15th, 2016 - 11:30 GMT

Egypt: Security forces kill 35 militants in northern Sinai

A Palestinian boy waits with his family to cross into Egypt at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)

May 12th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Rafah crossing remains open for a second day

Vehicles drive through the Rafah border crossing point in the southern Gaza Strip on 19 September 2013. (AFP/File)

May 11th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Egypt opens Rafah crossing as 30,000 Gazans wait

Egyptian soldiers in tanks roll through North Sinai. (AFP/File)

April 20th, 2016 - 06:21 GMT

Missile strikes tank in North Sinai, six soldiers killed